SP Jamnagar Himself Inquiring Into Alleged Beating, Abuse Of 14-Year-Old Boy By 'Police Personnel': State Tells Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (September 20) disposed of the plea for registration of FIR moved by the mother of a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly "beaten by police personnel", after it was informed that Jamnagar's Superintendent of Police (SP) is himself looking into the matter and would pass appropriate orders after considering all available material.The mother had claimed that her son was "beaten-up and abused by the police personnel" in the district. She alleged that till date no FIR...

BREAKING | Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional'

The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms."I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India," Single-judge Justice Atul Chandurkar said while pronouncing his 'opinion' on the issue after a division...

Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To High Court Chief Justice Requesting Temporary Stoppage Of Live-Streaming

Advocates Association of Bangalore has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, N V Anjaria, requesting to stop the live streaming of court proceedings for a few days.In a communication dated September 20, the association states that for the past few days, the Karnataka High Court has hit national headlines for some controversial statements made by a certain judge during the case hearing on live streaming.Further, it says “Serious Controversies have erupted over the statements made...

S.27 Evidence Act Vulnerable To Abuse, Courts Must Be Vigilant About Its Frequent Use By Police: Chhattisgarh High Court

Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court expressed concern over the misuse of Section 27 of the Evidence Act by the police and suggested the courts be vigilant about its application to ensure the credibility of evidence. The court said so while acquitting the accused persons who were charged with murdering after the prosecution failed to complete the chain of circumstances evidence based on which the accused were convicted. It was a case where the conviction of the accused persons was based on...

DCW Appointments: Delhi High Court Dismisses Former Chairperson Swati Maliwal's Plea Against Framing Of Corruption Charges

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal challenging a trial court order framing corruption charges against her for allegedly abusing her official position by illegally appointing various acquaintances, including AAP workers, in the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) between August 6, 2015 to August 1, 2016.Maliwal was then the Chairperson of DCW. Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed the petition filed by Maliwal against the trial court...

NCERT Module To Integrate Transgender Concerns In School Curriculum Pending Since 2 Yrs, Show More Sensitivity: Madras HC To WCD Ministry

The Madras High Court recently asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to act upon the draft module submitted by the NCERT enabling transgender issues to be studied at school level. The court noted that the draft module had been forwarded to the Ministry but had been pending since almost two years. Justice N Anand Venkatesh remarked that a lot of effort had taken to prepare the draft module which provided for integrating the concerns of transgender persons in schooling...

Public Speeches Should Not Falsely Malign Character In Garb Of Dissent: Karnataka HC In Pramod Muthalik's Defamation Case Against BJP Leader

The Karnataka High Court while refusing to quash criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader V Sunil Kumar, on the complaint made by Founder President of Sri Ram Sene, Pramod Muthalik said “In the garb of dissent being the essence of democracy, the speeches should not malign the character of any person unless it is borne out by facts.”Muthalik filed a complaint for defamation against Kumar after he had made some distasteful comments regarding Muthalik and his...

Punjab & Haryana HC Flags Negligent Approach Of Police In Not Investigating Assault Case For 7-Yrs, Seeks Response Of DGP On Supervision Of Probe

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought an affidavit from the Director-General of Police (DGP) Chandigarh on supervising the investigation of cases delineated to senior police officers.The development came after the Court found that in a case pertaining to assaulting a woman, the investigation was not concluded in 7 years and despite the Court's direction to SSP failed to file any affidavit on the same. Instead, the SP chose to furnish the "incorrect" explanation that the complainant had...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Guidelines Which Did Away With Grant Of Grace Marks In UG Medical Examinations

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by undergraduate medical students seeking a grant of five grace marks for the exams conducted in January, which would help them pass their examination.The primary contention of the students was that under the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) 2019, provision for grace was available and the benefit of the same should be extended to them. However, the Guidelines issued by the Undergraduate Medical Education...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Making Casteist Remarks Against Ex-President Ram Nath Kovind On FB

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one Sandeep Tiwari, who has been accused of making certain abusive posts on Facebook against former president of India Ram Nath Kovind. In its order, a bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan emphasised the importance of restraint and respect when discussing individuals holding high constitutional positions, particularly on social media. The Court added that while people are entitled to their opinions— positive or negative— and to ...

Karnataka High Court Notifies Guidelines For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings, Restricts Usage Of Recordings

The Karnataka High Court on Friday posted a note before live streaming of court proceedings would begin, informing the general public about the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, which prohibits/restricts usage of court proceedings recordings or live stream. The note was issued after videos of court proceedings went viral on social media, where the judges are reported to have made objectionable comments while hearing cases. The note referred to Rule 10 (2),...

Donors Collecting Money From Sabarimala Pilgrims For Accommodation In Donor Rooms 'Legally Impermissible': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has made it clear that donor rooms at Sabarimala registered under individual donors can be used only by the donors themselves or their family members. The Court further stated that donor rooms associated with trusts or organizations can be occupied by its trustees, office bearers and registered members on identity verification. The Court also stated that donors cannot transfer donor passes issued to them to other third parties.Donor rooms are built with donations from...